Amino Acids Crossword

8. Has a guanidinium group at the end of its side chain, and is also a precursor for the synthesis of nitric oxide.
9. Has a thiol group in its side chain which allows it to form disulfide bonds.
10. The start of an amino acid chain.
12. Helps regulate blood sugar levels by promoting glucose uptake into muscles.
13. A BCAA that is important in building muscle.
14. Is the primary carrier of nitrogen in the bloodstream, and it is a key fuel source for rapidly dividing cells.
18. Has a hydroxyl group in its side chain, making it highly polar, and therefore crucial in enzyme active sites.
19. Its side chain is covalently bonded to the amino group which creates a rigid ring that restricts flexibility.
20. An essential amino acid with an aromatic group with the symbol F.

1. It has two hydrogen atoms attached to its alpha carbon and is very flexible due to its small size
2. has an amide group in its side chain, making it polar, and is frequently involved in N-linked glycosylation.
3. Negatively charged and central to metabolic pathways.
4. Has an aromatic ring with a hydroxyl group which enables it to absorbs UV light.
5. A positively charged amino acid that can gain or lose a proton near physiological pH.
6. An essential amino acid with a double hydroxyl group and two chiral centers.
7. An amino acid involved in sugar and acid metabolism, immunity, and energy, with the symbol A.
11. Negatively charged and enhances the umami flavor.
15. An essential amino acid that is positively charged, and deficiencies in this amino acid has been linked to increased stress and anxiety.
16. The largest of all twenty amino acids.
17. A BCAA that helps with energy production and breaks down in muscle tissue to fuel exercise.